Monthly Archives: December 2012

Facebook Pulls New Year’s Eve Midnight Delivery Service Feature

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If you’re a heavy user of the social network Facebook, you may know that Facebook is offering a special Midnight Delivery feature that would place special messages into your friends’ in boxes on Facebook at the stroke of midnight. The idea was to allow users to wish their friends a happy new year. Facebook has now admitted that there was a security flaw with the service and has pulled the service off-line.

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Roboy Robot Uses Artificial Tendons and Probably Won’t Kill You in Your Sleep

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I’m certainly not against robots, I think they are really cool. I’m not a huge fan of humanoid style robots, mostly thanks to Saturn 3. A group of scientists and engineers at the University of Zürich are working together to create a humanoid style robot they hope will be a blueprint for robots to assist humans. The robot is called Roboy.

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Super Mario Leather Belt Puts an Entire Level Around Your Waist

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Holding your pants up just got a whole lot geekier. Sure, you could always buy yourself a Super Mario Bros. belt buckle, but wouldn’t you rather have an entire level of your choice on a leather belt? Well, now you can, as long as you are willing to cough up a lot of gold coins.
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Leather artist SalukiFeathers is offering just that. Each of these Super Mario belts is painstakingly hand-tooled and the process takes weeks. Now you know why they cost $395(USD).

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I’m not sure which level I would choose. The one in the picture, where Mario finally rescues his Princess looks pretty good to me. I suppose it would be a lot cheaper to just get pants that fit. Or overalls, like Mario. However that wouldn’t be nearly as cool as this belt.

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Classic Cars at RM Auctions Arizona 2013

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Enthusiasts and discerning car collectors now stands an exceptional opportunity to grab some of the rarest, best of category examples, and hand-picked selection of approximately 80 automotive icons, classics that have actually transcended the collector car hobby, at the RM Auctions’ Arizona sale on 18th January, 2013, held annually at the beautiful and majestic Arizona Biltmore Resort & Spa. Headlining early entries is a 1960 Ferrari 250 GT SWB Berlinetta ‘Competizione’ which is simply irresistable to any serious Ferrari collector, the 1935 Cadillac Series 40 convertible featured the movie ‘The Artist’, an ultra-rare 1965 Ford GT40 which is estimated to fetch as much as $3 million, the 1931 Duesenberg Model J Tourster from the collection of John Pascucci, the 1939 Alfa Romeo 6C 2300B Corto Spider, the 1965 Shelby Mustang GT350 R, and the 1962 Shelby ‘Factory Competition-Speciffication’ Cobra, to name a few.

Classic Cars at RM Auctions Arizona 2013
Classic Cars at RM Auctions Arizona 2013

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LG details LCD, plasma HDTV lineup for 2013: 4K, Miracast, NFC, WiDi and more

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LG's details LCD, plasma HDTV lineup features for 2013 4K, Miracast, NFC, WiDi, and more

As LG continues its slew of CES pre-announcements, it's revealed details about the new HDTVs it will be showing off in Las Vegas next week. Predictably, they include three lines of plasma models (fewer than previous years, but still kicking) in 42- to 60-inch sizes, and new LCD HDTVs in various levels of trim and sizes from 22-inches up to 60-inches. Most notably, this year all of its new LCDs are LED, as it's kicked the old CCFL tech to the curb. LG has already detailed upcoming changes for its voice/gesture Magic Remote control and a couple of Google TV models, however other new features for 2013 include an "On Now" recommendation system that learns what you watch and offers relevant selections from live TV and video on-demand services. Expect new tie-ins to be announced with both streaming and local TV providers to help fill out the selection around the world.

Hardware-wise, new feature boxes checked this year include NFC, thanks to a new "Tag On" sticker smartphones and other devices can easily pair with. Getting content from mobile devices to the display will also be easier thanks to Miracast and WiDi support, and MHL ports will be readily available as well. LG's FPR 3D tech isn't going anywhere, and Smart TV features should be speedier than ever thanks to CPUs with a promised 120 percent speed boost, and 300 percent faster GPUs. As seen in the pics, the design has also been altered slightly with a new stand that both swivels and rolls, plus a reduced bezel size.

If you're looking for the latest and greatest however, LG will be showing off the 84-inch Ultra HD 4K set it just started shipping and the 55-inch OLED display we're waiting for. No word yet on shipping dates or price for any of the new models, but as we surmised from LG Display's plans, we should see a couple of 55- and 65-inch Ultra HD TVs appear before the year is out. There's a couple more pictures of the new HDTVs in the gallery plus a press release with all the details after the break. Beyond that, HD Guru has a model-by-model breakdown of the available information -- we'll check back with our in-person impressions in a few days.

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Johnie Walker’s McLaren Mercedes edition $48,500 whisky inspired by Formula One driver Jenson Button

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Masterminded by the Johnnie Walker’ Master Blender Jim Beveridge using the formula based on 2009 F1 World Champion Jenson Button’s choice of whiskies to create a unique new variant of the famous spirit, here’s a unique collectable for enthusiasts, the Johnnie Walker Vodafone McLarem Mercedes Edition which is an exclusive and rare blend made from Johnnie Walker’s unrivaled stocks of maturing malt and grain whiskies. This special-edition blended whisky limited to just 25 bottles is actually an impressive tribute by Johnnie Walker, the sponsor of the McLaren-Mercedes F1 team from the last 8-years, to its world-class racing and drivers. Also a part of the ‘Step Inside the Circuit’ global campaign for the Johnnie Walker sponsorship of the Vodafone McLaren Mercedes F1 Team, this limited-edition winning formula from Johnnie Walker & Jenson Button priced at $48,500, will be sold by an exclusive invitation only at Shanghai’s Johnnie Walker House, the very 1st whisky embassy and Johnnie Walker boutique outside of Scotland. And, the owners of these exclusive bottles will be entitled to a bespoke Johnnie Walker Step Inside the Circuit experience with Vodafone McLaren Mercedes, enjoying hospitality and behind-the-scenes access to an exhilarating F1 experience at a race city of their choice.

Johnie Walker's McLaren Mercedes edition £30,000 whisky inspired by Formula One driver Jenson Button
Johnie Walker’s McLaren Mercedes edition £30,000 whisky inspired by Formula One driver Jenson Button

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World’s most expensive office space Lehman Art House on sale for $49.9 million

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Once the home of the titans of finance Lehman Brothers’ honcho Philip Lehman, a noted American investment banker and major art collector, the historical Beaux-Arts limestone mansion erected back in 1899 by architect John H. Duncan, which is now being used as a state-of-the-art office ideal for live-work arrangement, is now being listed for $49.9 million. Interestingly, the listing-price of this home-turned-office has been dropped by almost 25%, from whopping $65 million to $49.9 million, but it’s still the world’s most expensive office space, costing over $3,000 per square feet, a price which is far higher than the per-square-foot record for Manhattan office spaces. Originally, the house was bought by an investment group for $13 million back in year 2005, and did extensive renovation, expansion and restoration of the space into museum-like offices.

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World’s most expensive office space Lehman Art House on sale for $49.9 million

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Yanko Design Top 50 – Best Of 2012

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“When we have a concept and people smile, we take the next step.” Having said that, it is easy to understand why Hartmut Esslinger, the force behind Frog Design, believes that ‘form follows emotion.’ It has been a year full of amazing concepts and innovations here at Yanko Design. While we look forward to another eventful 2013, we reflect on 2012 with fond familiarity. Here is a look at the Top 50 Designs that made their mark thanks to their empowering fortitude.

50) Spider Computer by Nikolaus Frank

49) Stix – 3D Vision Sticker for Glasses by Lucy Jung & Daejin Ahn

48 ) Viva Speakers by Jang se-chan

47) Circle – A Continuous Printer by Yang Jae Wook

46) Curious Mobile Phone by Youngkwang Cho

45) Opel Rade – Bike by Kiska

44) Donut Plug Socket Concept by Suhyun Yoo, Eunah Kim & Jinwoo Chae

43)  NANOLET – iPod Nano Wristband by Curve Creative

42) Puma Speed Kitty – Shoe Concept by Adam Nagy

41) Topless Shoes by Zhao Xiaoliang, Han Like, Liu Peng, Meng Qingbao, Ren Mingjun, Yang Xiao, Chen Xuan & Lin Lin

40) Mobikoma Concept Phone & Tablet by Kamil Izrailov

39) Tesla C – Concept Vehicle by Dejan Hristov

38 ) SmartMix – Digital Mixing Bowl by J. Ryan Eder & Chris Daniels of Priority Designs

37) DrawBraille Mobile Phone Concept by Shikun Sun

36) Twist Bike by Jose Hurtado

35) iBaby – Smartphone Ultrasound Device by Jung Jun Hwang

34) Architecture Projects for China by Zaha Hadid Architects

33) iPod Nano Touch Concept by Enrico Penello

32) Monocasco Concept Bike by ART-TIC Team

31) Portable Home by Mehdi Hidari Badie

30) Less Lethal Home Defense by Isaac Richardson

29) Supercar & Superyacht for Strand Craft by Eduard Gray

28 ) Rain Shield – Umbrella Redesign by Lin Min-Wei & Liu Li-Hsiang

27) Joki – Bench by Kayiwa

26) The Blue Experience – Facebook Phone by Tolga Tuncer

25) BlackBerry Concept Phone by John Anastasiadis

24) Hole Measuring Tape by Sunghoon Jung

23) D – Can Camera by Jean-michel Bonnemoy

22) Pet’s View – Camera for Pets by Jaehwa Lee

21) Tree Bookcase by Roberto Corazza

20) Ö Case – iPhone Case by Löytö Esineiden

19) Re-Warming – Coffee Warming Stick by Hyewon Lee

18 ) U Transfer – USB Stick Concept by Yiyan Cao

17) Recorder Pen by Xia Xiaoqian, Renming Jun, Han Ricoeur, Liu Peng, Meng Bao, Weicheng Jie & Yang Xiao

16) Alto Sewing Machine by Sarah Dickins

15) E-Board (Easy Board) Ironing Board by Mohsen Jafari Malek

14) Wolke 7 – Home in the Sky by Timon Sager

13) Space 65′ by KEYFRAMESTUDIO

12) iPhone 5 Concept by Antoine Brieux of NAK Studio

11) Flat CD Mouse – Mobile Laptop Mouse by Taewon Hwang

10) Ninja Time watch by Andy Kurovets

9) Bluephone Facebook Phone Concept by Michal Bonikowski

8 ) iPhone PRO Concept Mobilephone by Jinyoung Choi

7) Solar Floating Resort by Michele Puzzolante

6) Lifebook Concept – Laptop Concept by Prashant Chandra

5) Warm On – Bathtub Warming Stones by Sunmi Hwang, Hyunjoo-Lee & Jiwon-Seok

4) Chameleon Bandage – Band-aid Redesign by Xue Xing Wu, Zi Yu Li, Yue Hua Zhu & Zhi Qiang Wang

3) Almighty Board – Digital Kitchen Assistant by Jaewan Jeong

2) Cronos Yacht by Simone Madella and Lorenzo Berselli

1) iPhone 6 Concept by Antoine Brieux for NAK Studio

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Intel rumored to launch set-top box, ‘virtual cable TV service’ at CES

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With CES 2013 just days away, TechCrunch has posted a juicy rumor that chipmaker Intel will announce a major plunge into TV, choosing to go it alone after several failed partnerships in an effort to "do it right" this time. Claiming an unnamed source in the video distribution industry, the rumor suggests a plan to deliver a set-top box with DVR, rolled out on a city-by-city basis as it negotiates channel agreements. Despite a number of demos through the years, the Intel-powered TV boxes that have landed in our living rooms so far have been the first gen Google TV and Boxee Box units. Both struggled to make a significant impact and switched to ARM CPUs for the second generation of their products.

Based on some of the tech demos we've seen and earlier rumors, Intel's plans could include using facial recognition to personalize the experience for (and target advertising towards) different viewers, and offering smaller, cheaper bundles of channels than traditional providers. Another element from the TechCrunch post indicates a plan to provide a Catch Up TV-style service that lets users view anything that has aired in the last month on the channels they're subscribed to, although there's no word on what will power this technology.

Intel's participation in Comcast's Reference Design Kit program is also referenced, although given Big Cable's traditional reluctance regarding alternative delivery models, any sort of tie-in here seems like a long shot to us. A combo package of pay-TV channels and internet VOD has been tried before, although Sezmi's antenna-connected solution failed to catch on and fizzled late last year. Like recently rekindled Apple HDTV rumors, the potential of Intel's service may rely just as much on its success negotiating with content providers as any technology it's cooked up. Check out the rest of the rumor at the source link and a video from Intel's 2009 IDF demo after the break, we'll have any official announcements as they happen from the press conference January 7th.

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